Authors
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Fatemieh Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Fatemieh Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4 Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract
Background: Gonorrhea is an infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae that is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse. This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and antibiotic resistance pattern to this infection in women referred to Fatemieh Gynecology Clinic in Hamadan.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study using the convenience sampling method, 348 women referred to the gynecology clinic of Fatemieh Hospital in Hamadan in 2020 with complaints of vaginal discharge or vague pelvic pain were investigated. Patients were examined by a gynecologist, and if were eligible, a sample of endocervix is prepared and sent to the laboratory. Samples were cultured in a Thayer –Martin agar, then were examined by a cytopathologist for Neisseriagnore and Chlamydia and the results were recorded in a researcher-made checklist. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.
Results: The mean age of women was 34.93 ±7.57 years, and 72.7% lived in urban areas. Common complaints of women included pelvic inflammatory disease (56.9%), cervical discharge (73.6%), dysuria (25.6%), and dyspareunia (22.7%). None of the women had multiple sexual partners, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. one case (0.29%) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was observed that be resistant to the antibiotics penicillin tetracycline, minocycline, and cefazolin and was sensitive to the antibiotics chloramphenicol, rifampin, nitrosamine, cefoxitin, and ceftazidime.
Conclusion: It seems that in women with cervicitis at reproductive age, without a history of high-risk sexual behaviors, Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is less common and is not a significant problem.
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